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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Food Systems B.S.
Sub-plan: Agroecology
Sample Plan: Agroecology Sample Plan
Total Credits: 119.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FDSY 1016W - Growing Food & Building Community: Urban Agriculture in the Twin Cities : 3.0 cr : WI
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition : 3.0 cr : TS
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Seminar 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3108 - Ecology of Managed Systems : 3.0 cr : ENV
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
AGRO 4888 - Issues in Sustainable Agriculture : 2.0 cr
APEC 3202 - An Introduction to the Food System: Analysis, Management and Design : 3.0 cr
HORT 1014 - The Edible Landscape : 3.0 cr : TS
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
BBE 3201 - Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes : 1.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
ESPM 5071 - Ecological Restoration : 4.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
FDSY 4101 - Holistic Approaches to Improving Food Systems Sustainability : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr